Finra Series-6 Exam - Topic 4 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for Finra's Series-6 exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 4

On Friday, August 6th, the Board of Directors of Ecolab (ECI) announced that it would pay a dividend of $0.155 a share to shareholders of record as of Tuesday, September 21st.The dividend checks were scheduled to be mailed on Friday, October 15th. In this scenario, the payment date is:

AFriday, August 6th.

BFriday, September 17th.

CTuesday, September 21st.

Dnone of the above.

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Suggested Answer: D

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by Elke at Feb 06, 2023, 08:53 PM

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Delfina

4 months ago

I agree, it's confusing but the checks go out on October 15th!

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Weldon

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? I thought it was the record date.

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Gail

4 months ago

Definitely D, none of the above!

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Malinda

4 months ago

I think it's C, September 21st, but that's just the record date.

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Erick

4 months ago

The payment date is October 15th, not any of those options.

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Jean

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards option C, Tuesday, September 21st, since that’s when shareholders of record are noted, but I’m not completely confident.

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Kindra

5 months ago

I feel like the payment date is the date the dividend is actually sent out, which would be October 15th, but I guess that’s not listed.

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Ryan

5 months ago

I remember something about record dates and payment dates from practice questions, but I’m not sure which one is which.

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William

5 months ago

I think the payment date is when the checks are mailed, so it should be October 15th, but that’s not an option here.

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Princess

5 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about this in class. The correct answer is B, Standard Template.

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Jess

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by this question. I'm not sure how creating role-based groups would increase the complexity of key tasks. That doesn't seem to make sense to me. I'll have to think this through more carefully.

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Cyril

9 months ago

I bet the CFO at Ecolab is having a dividendful day with this announcement!

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Cristy

9 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is C. Tuesday, September 21st. It's the date the shareholders of record are set, so that's when the payment should be made.

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Ciara

8 months ago

Definitely, it's good to know when to expect dividend payments.

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Glenna

8 months ago

It's important to keep track of these dates as a shareholder.

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Josephine

8 months ago

Yes, that's correct. The dividend checks will be mailed on that day.

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Jerry

9 months ago

I agree, the payment date is Tuesday, September 21st.

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Monte

9 months ago

Hmm, this one's tricky. I'm going to go with C. Tuesday, September 21st. It makes sense that the payment date would be the date the shareholders of record are determined.

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